Although Dream Nun's evening banquet was at night, Wang Quan headed straight for No. 95 Courtyard at noon.
He thought he had arrived very early.
Yet only when he reached Dream Nun's door did he discover many Spirit Monsters tethered outside and many cultivators inside.
To his surprise, Officiant Daoist Nun, Qian Xiuyue, and Fairy Qin had all come too.
"Over here!"
Officiant Daoist Nun patted the cushion beside her and said excitedly, "I saved you a good spot!"
"When Dream gets here, she'll be sitting right across from us!"
"It'll make us look close!"
Wang Quan smiled. "Aren't we usually close?"
Officiant Daoist Nun pouted. "Before, everyone's status and strength were about the same, so naturally we were close."
"Now... there's a huge gap. I'm afraid we'll grow distant."
"Besides, doing this will let everyone else know we're the closest to Dream."
Wang Quan nodded. After exchanging greetings with Fairy Qin, Qian Xiuyue, and the other cultivators he knew, he sat upright to one side and whispered to Officiant Daoist Nun:
"Why isn't there more fanfare?"
"I thought there'd be flower petals scattered around, fine wine, and delicious food."
Officiant Daoist Nun whispered, "In all these decades, I've never seen a Foundation Establishment cultivator throw a grand celebration."
"I haven't even heard of anyone reaching Foundation Establishment."
"Dream reaching Foundation Establishment and then inviting us over is already very unusual."
Wang Quan smiled. "Perhaps what she's doing is normal?"
"And the ones who reach Foundation Establishment without a sound, then leave just as quietly, are the unusual ones?"
At these words, Officiant Daoist Nun's hair stood on end. "Could it be that no one has managed to reach Foundation Establishment in all these decades? Or that they were captured afterward and refined into puppets?"
Wang Quan felt that Officiant